New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-10
CITY TRADE NOT AFFECTED.
NO EMBARRASSMENT FROM THE STRIKES

GOODS SHIPPED AS CSCAL-DENIAL OF STORIES INs
TENDED TO DIVERT BUSINESS.
New-Y0rk wholesale merchants are scmewhat
indignant at the attempt Of newspapers, espec-
tally in Boston and Chicago. to divert tradS
from this city by representing that the strikes
have interfered with tho shipment Of goods and
that smallpox is prevalent here. Such stories
are wholly without foundation. The strikes
might haye damaged trade seriously had New
York merchants remained inactive during the
trouble. but it has always been possible to ship
goods, and now that the strike Is practically over
there is no trouble whatever.
Mr. Robinson. OF the firm Of II. B. Clafin 81
Co.. said yesterday:
We shipping goods to every point In the United
States and experiencing scarcely any Inconvenience
Last week. OF course, subjected to occasional
delay Of few hours, but always got of each days
shipment that night the next morning at the very
latest OF course had to spend little money to do
this We had to keep plenty OF loadei trucks always at
the ferry and had to watch every opportunity to get tho
goods of But that s what live merchants must expect
to do The outside papers endeavorng by hagrans
Misrepresentation Of the facts temporarily to catch lit
tie OF trade. Whatever trouble there may have been
last week Is all Freight going forward rega.
larly, and everybody easily ship all he wants.
During the very worst Of the strike could readily
have sent of more goods than we did
Cornelius n. BllbS, OF bilSS, faDyan " TO-, baiTs
am glad that THE TRrBUSEis taking this matter up
and lending its weight the refutson OF these idle yet
injurious rumors which have been spread abroad by In
teresed persons regarding the present facilities for tho
transportation OF goods and the handling OF the spring
trade How false these reports we In New-York all
know but unfortunately they gain credence abroad and
gather volume they get further from home. Why one
OF prominent merchants told yesterday that one
his had wired him, suggesting the expedi-
ency taking out street insurance certain goods,
then In transit which the customer feared might be de-
sroyed by the roous mob while being carted through
streets OF course prompt reply was sent to the Of
that the only result tho strike had had along our
front to change for few days the ordinary
hustle Of traffic to the quiet Of country village Is
shows, however. the truth Of what said that these
rImors need public and farreaching denial, which
only papers like THE TRIBUNE can give We were slight
ting goods the city, but by working our teams
harder and drawing largely upon the stock IN hand tho
difficulty tded over At present every thing Is gong
again as well as usual or very nearly sc Plenty Q.
hands have been secured to take the sx ana
more behind hand in their spring shipments this week
than they always are at this unusually ta'y any
estimate Of the amount Of spring sales
tions should say there will be no falling OF anyway:
The same interested persons are also .uc
prevalence OF smallpox D this city and vicinity endeay
ong TO deter country merchants from visiting
for OF conag0n going so aa 10 SAY ina Ho9as
even than the and must think.
defeat its ends by It's gari,g exaggeIati9 Inc re-
which did not at any dangerous proportions
completely under control and almost stamped out
We are feeling this spring the full benefit OF the eqat-
able freight adjustment which the tygoods men
obtained pooled lines last fall tits giving gen
era satisfaction and will doubt uure TO the Denehtot
the entire trade OF this metropolis.
At the Office of left, Weller & Co., Mr.. Tefft OK.
pressed much the SANE views lie said:
The only danger OF New-York losing any trade by tho
recent strikes arises from these injurious AMI ntruthinl
stories There to he sure, some trlig annoyance
when the freighthandlers quit WORK bur u only as.sa
and territory in the Union just as usual and we can sena
carloads more.
Mr.. Webb, of Dunham. Buckley & Co., smiled
grimly when the subject was brought to his atten-
tion. Said ne:
Isupposed that those Western fellows would be up 70
una t .harp racees at the expenss Of SeSYor Tho
Missouri Pacific strike last year brought great uea ot
the large Western cities They utilizing orr strke
here to damage trade. Their stores are wholly false
however. We have suffered real interruption IN tno
movement OF freight Last week there was some delay
and boxes accumulated on the wharyes but they went
forward almost Immediately and there Is now no cou
plant 10 make.
W. l.. Strong, of w. L. Strong & Co., and MEM
bcrs Of the firm Of Smith, Ilogg & Gardner and on
Sweetzcr Iembrooll q Co., said in effect the samo
thncs They were all sli ping as usual, and have
not seen the time when they could not have in
creased their shipments without embarrassing
their customers by delays. They all understood
the motive of the stories circulated.
PHYSICIANS OF the Health Department who haya
helped u check number Of cplcemlcs OF con-
tagion ia previous years said yesterday that there
could be ei idcmic of snail <sX in the clru
this year. The slight spread OF the disease
which began a little more than month ago, liat
been nearly checked and smallpox would 10
stamped out entirely within another month, they
thought 1T the close of last week the smallpox
record was as follows: Filst week. cases;
second week, Is cases: thirt week, 23 cass;
fourth week, 6 cases total 50 cases. In city
with n population of more than Al million ana
a half il was said, few eases OF smallpox
need cause no alarm at any time. An unvaccinateu
child in West siAty-eghth-st, who hal caughu
the Iii ease in Brooklyn, was the only SMALLPOX
roticnt discovered yesterday. DIR. j. b. Taylor.
Chief Inspector If Contagious Diseases, said:
The little spnrt OF smallpox probably VIII I've benent
o The city because the newspapers have made 80 mucn
of in as 10 scare great many people into getun2 vac
thar people were careless in regard to the only means or
The disease spread ew weeks ago because
here was much from concealed cases ou dr-
ing the past the centres or contagon nave oeen
shinp instead OF increasing From the lnfected
oes which are watched closely, we get lew new cases
.ead o the many which expected aud the disease
does not appear in houses All smallpox patebts
are removed the city In the nrs stage OF tne
disease before they infect any one else we eApec.
number OF this week than we nave hAu
aud record for next week probably Wiz oe sS s ,
expect that smallpox VIII disappear ifo" 'no ''y
entirely in about three weeks
THE STRIKERS RANKS BREAKING.
SOME RETURN TO WORK AND MANY ARE ANXIOUS